Indianapolis Times, Volume 34, Number 183, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 December 1921 — Page 5
30 INJURED IN SUNDAY SERIES OF ACCIDENTS More Than .Score Are Hurt When Street Car Collides With Train, AMBULANCE IS STRUCK More than thirty persons were injured in accidents of various kinds in Indianapolia within the last thirty-six hours, the list of mishaps running the £amut from a collision between a train and a street car to a Are truck wreck and the demolition of an ambulance which was carrying several patients to the Methodist hospital. Early last night a west-bound street car was struck by a Big Four freight train at West Washington stret and the Betl Railroad as the result of a misunderstanding of signala between the stret car conductor and the flagman. More than twenty persons were Injured and badly shaken up. Among the more serious injured were. Charles Nees, 1450 North New Jersey street. Revere cuts and bruises about the head. Mrs. E. Schooley, 20 North Sheffield avenuei Bruised about the head. Clarence Wallace, who lives at the end of the West Washington street car Ifcie. Wrist crushed. Mrs.. Robert Davis, 3S North Sheffield. Legs bruised. Hiram Grabaip, conductor of street car. Left wrist cut. SWITCHING TRAIN HACKS AGAINST CAR. At the time of the accident the freight train was backing and the last freight car caught the street car amidships, threw It over on its side and tore off the rear trucks. .Four firemen were Injured and a horse so seriously hurt that it was necessary to shoot it, when, two fire trucks which were answering an alarm collided at New York street and Senate avenue late Saturday afternoon. Those Injured were: Charles Matthews, 013 Indiana avenue, bruised and face cut. ' George Freels, 300 Douglas street, back bruised and Jace cut. Verne Hudson, Olga Apartments, Illinois and Fifteenth streets. Nicke Wernes, 1015 Jones street. Truck No. 7 was going west in New York street when It collided with Truck No. 13, which was headed north. The trucks skidded for about twenty feet, knocked down a horse belonging to Albert Brown, colored, 321 West Fourteenth street. STREET CAR HITS (' ROW I) Fin AMBULANCE. An~ ambulance which was carrying several patients to the Methodist Hospital, wa# struck Saturday night by a Central avenue street car at Alabama and Michigan streets. Those in the ambulance were Dr. R. E. De Weese and Dr. R. E. Wise, both of Hartford City; Dr. C. D. Morton of Greenfield; A. E. Finning, Hartford City, undertaker and owner of the ambulance; Clarence Sutton and Arliss Hennick. deputy sheriffs. Dr. Wise had been declared insane by a justice of the peace at Hartford City following his attempt to kill himself. Mrs. Nora Dewey, 2520 Northwestern avenue and her daughter. Miss Josephine Dewey, were severely injured when an automobile In which they were riding was •truck and overturned by a machine driven by Ernest Havin of Coatesville at Riverside Drive and Thirtieth street. Mrs. Dewey was cut about the face and head and her daughter suffered bruises about the back and shoulders and possible internal injuries. MOTORIST HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE. George Fledmeyer, 131 South Keystone avenue, was arrested on a charge of operating an automobile while under the; Influence of liquor whet a car he was driving struck Miss Shaw, 1013 North Tacoma avenue, ar Massachusetts avenue and New York street. She was knocked down and injured about the legs. A bfittle of “white mule" was found in the machine, police assert. Mrs. Roy Royer, 2021 North La Salle street, and her son, Everett, were Injured when their automobile skidded and turned over at Brookside avenue and Roseline street. After driving his automobile against another machine driven by Leonard Eldrdlge, Gladstone Apartments, at Vermont and Meridian streets, George Moss. Highland Apartments, was arrested and charged with driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. His brothers, Riley and John Moss, who were with him were arrested for drunkenness.
RESIDENT HERE HALF CENTURY Mrs. Lydia Latham Comstock Dies at Her Home. Funeral services for Mrs. Lydia Latham Comstock, who died Saturday at her home, 1006 Talbott avenue were to be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the residence. Burial will be at Crown Hill Cemetery. Both the services and burial will b© private. Death was due to a stroke of apoplexy. Mrs. Comstock, who was born In Columbus, Ohio, sixty-nine years ago, had bee i a resident of this city for fifty-one yeas*, and was the last of the old Dr. William H. Latham family, having been a daughter of Dr. Latham. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and up to about two years ago, had been a director of the Indianapolis Orphans’ Asylum and of the Y. W. C. A. for a number of years. She Is survived by her husband, Charles H. Comstock, to whom she was married in 1885. Edward B. McComb Burial Tuesday Edward B. McComb, 70, died at his homo, 443 North Walcott street, Sunday afternoon. Mr. McComb came to Indianapolis in ISBL He is survived by his widow, two sons, E. B. McComb. Jr., and F. E., and two daughters, Miss Bertha McComb and Miss Jlia McComt/, all of Indianapolis, and three brothers, William and W. C. McComb of Michigan, and F. L. McComb of lowa. Funeral services will be held at the home Tuesday morning at ;0 o’clock. Burial at Crown Hill .-emetery.
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Appearing on the program to be given at the Christmas tea of the Hoosier Athletic Club tomorrow afternoon, is Miss Dorothy Rentsch, local danseuse, who will present a group of toe dances, accompanied by her Mother, Mrs. Charles Rentsch.
PASTOR TALKS ABOUT PATCHES The Rev. C. C. Bonnell Delivers Address to ‘Y 71 Boys. “Patches’’ was the subject of the address made by the Rev. C. C. Bonnell yesterday afternoon at the Boys’ meeting in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. In comparing the lives of the boys with their clothing he said “a stitch in time saves a patch,’* but if that stitch had not been taken a patch shonld be applied as soon as possible. He also stressed the point that even if the clothing was patched it could be kept clean. Preceding the talk, a musical program was given by the boys’ department orchestra and singing, community style, was dirceted by M. J. Hopper. Devotional exercises were led by Ralph Keys, sentence prayers being given by several of the boys. Announcement of eighteen new members In the department was made. It was also announced that from now on membership tickets will date until Jan. 1, 1923. The Rev. Edward H. Kistler will speak at the meeting next Sunday. Miss Ruth Cline wll sing and Bert Servass will entertain with his “stunts" in the art of misdirection. REPORT BEASLEY’S MIND SOUND. A commission of doctors, appointed to report on the mental condition of James Beasley, who Is being held in Jail n a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill Grover Miller, a taxi driver on Sept. 15, today reported to Judge James A. Collins of the Criminal Court that Beasley is of sound mind at this time. Beasley will be tried soon on a charge of assault with intent to kilL
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Miss Rentsch studied for some time In New York with Tarasoff and Oumansky, and also appeared in a spectacular Interpretive dancing act on the Keith circuit. She i& to open a studio or dancing at 2G03 College avenue soon and will be assisted by D. 51. Carr.
MINNESOTA PROFESSOR DEAD. MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12. Henry Turner Eddy, professor and dean emeritus of the University of Minnesota, died suddenly Sunday at his home here. Heart trouble accentuated by acute pneumonia was the cause. FORMER MAYOR OF CORK SLAIN. CORK, Dec. 12.—Former Mayor Meade of Cork was assassinated in his office today by two armed and masked mea. One of them was arrested.
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PSSsggcgi Mr. and Mrs. George Blue, 4320 North Illinois street, have gone to California where they will spend the winter. • • • Miss Ril4ii_ Ralston, who is attending De Pauw University, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston at “Hoosier Home.” * • • Festoons of laurel, holly wreaths and red tapers in silver holders effectively arranged through the parlors of the Propylaeum formed a gay setting for the Christmas program of the Monday Club, presented this afternoon. Mrs. Jean McCormick, sang two solos from “Tha Messiah,” together with a group of Christmas carols and William Herschell read several original Christmas poems. Mrs. Martin H. Wallick was chairman of tho social committee with Mrs. C. L. Fellows, Mrs. Everett Schofield, Mrs. Frank Wampler and Mrs. Robert Mallock as assistants. • Mr. and Mrs. Carl Strickland, who have returned frotff their wedding trip are at home at College avenue and SixtySecond street. •* * v Miss Hilda Wright, Miss Freeda Wright, Miss Mildred Gibbs and Miss Lou Gentry spent Sunday in Carmel, Ind., as the guests of Miss Chrystie Pfafenhauer. • * * The Rev. John F. Ranier, 271(5 Sutherland avenue, visited friends at the Moody Bible Institute in Chicago last week. • * * Mrs. Jessie McKey Williams, 717 East Nineteenth street, wus hostess for a meeting of the “Cedars of Lebanon” Club Friday afternoon. The club, which consists of former residents of Lebanon and has a charter membership of twentytwo, meets the second Friday of each month. At the meeting last Friday little Miss Catherine Gibson gave a reading, Miss I.yda Hettle a piano solo and Miss Marguerite Williams toe numbers. Mrs. Williams was assisted by Mrs. Julia Buntin Wright. The next meeting of the club will be in January at the home of Nellie Feeser Tyler, 1528 North La Salle street. All former women residents of Lebanon are Invited. • • • The Ladies' Aid Society of the Moravian Episcopal Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. H. Hallowell, 128 West Thirtieth street. • * • There will be a special meeting of the board of directors of the Public Health Nursing Association at 10 o’clock Thursday morning in Room 422 of the Indianapolis Securities building for the pur-
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nose of considering a change in the constitution. * * • Beethoven day will be observed at the concert to be given Friday evening at tho Athenaeum by the Orloff Trio in honor of the birthday of Beethoven. - • * The M. E. Club will meet tonight at the home of Miss Mildred Gibbs, 2835 East Nineteenth street. * * * Mrs. David Lurvey, 2841 North Talbott avenue, will be hostess for the regular board meeting of the League of Women Voters, Friday afternoon. '* • * tyrs. P. M. Dooley, 925 Congress avenue, entertained Friday afternoon with a miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Esther BerryhiU, whose marriage will take place Dec. 22. Saturday afternoon the Delta Zeta sorority entertained with a miscellaneous shower in honor of Miss Berryhill and Miss Ruth Mae Railsback, whose marriage will be solemnized on the same day. The sorority colors, green and rose, were carried out in the decorations and the gifts were suspended from a large sprinkling can above the table on streamers of rose and green. SHOPLIFTING INCREASES. NEW YORK, Dec. 12.—With the approach of the holiday season department stores find shoplifting is greatly increasing. Many more detectives have been employed. BOOZE IN REVERSE. CHICAGO, Dec. 12. —“The prisoner was so ilrurtk that he could only walk backwards,” said the policeman who arrested Harold Fenster on Broadway.
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TO AID GERMANY BY PROPOSAL TO CUT INDEMNITY Lloyd George May Suggest Three-Year Exemption in Payments. ROME, Dec. 12.—Premier Lloyd George is expected to recommend a three-year-“h-ollday” In the payment of German indemnity when he meets Premier Briand of France in London Dec. 20, it was learned today from an authoritative source. It is believed Italy, on certain conditions, will support Lloyd George’s plans for assisting Germany. Furthermore, it was reported the British Premier may propose a reduction
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of Germany’s total indemnity obligations one-third. It was said Lloyd George might announce that England is ready to cancel part or all of the German reparations due her. Germany already has asked for allied credits to save her industries and it is believed Premier Lloyd George will urge action along this line. Italy is ready to support the German relief plan if she can secure a lightening of her own financial burden. REPORT BRITISH PLAN TO EASE GERMAN FINANCES LONDON, Dec. 12.—Premier Lloyd George will present a far-reaching scheme for alleviation of Germany’s industrial and financial troubles when he meets Premier Briand in conference next week, it was reliably reported today. Owing to the absence of Premier Lloyd George at his country estate, it was impossible to secure official confirmation or denial of the report that he would pre-
sent momentous proposals to Premier Briand. The premier is still engaged upon the speech he will make in the House of Commons Wednesday when the Irish treaty la taken up for ratification. Tortures Wife to Death BANGKOK, Dec. 12—Prince Nai Rung has been stripped of all his titles and honors and lodged in jail by order of the Kingyof Siam to be tried for murdering his wife. Advised by a Siamese priest that only fumigation with certain medicines would relieve his wife from the “evil spirits” driving her insane, the Prince tied the Princess to a stake. Then he covered her with canvas, under which he burned the medicine. When the canvas was removed the Princess was found suffocated to death. NECKTIE TRAGEDY. PARIS, Dec. 12. —Reprimanded by hit superior officer for not wearing his tie properly. Lieut. Andre Difleur went to his quarters and shot himself.
Two Specials for Clearance in HATS Reduced in Price One Lot at $1.79 A Second Group at $0.75 Both prices are greatly reduced for quick clearance. LYONS VELVET DUVETYNES COMBINATIONS In smart, attractive shapes. —Ayres—Downstairs Store.
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